Eadlan/Older draft/Netagic
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The Netagic languages are a subbranch of the Idavic family that includes Netagin. They are inspired by Uralic.
PId final *-a, *-i, *-u > PNtg *-æ/a, *-ɨ/ə, *-ɨ/ə -> Pre-Netagin *-ē, *-ë, *-ë > Old Netagin -i, -a, -a
Phonology
- Consonants: b d λ ǯ ʒ́ g p t ξ č ć k q s σ š ś m n ŋ l r w j
- Vowels: i/ɪ, e/ɛ, æ/a, ɨ/ə, o/ɔ, u/ʊ (i a u ī ā ū -> e a u i o ɨ; modal/stød -> ATR/RTR like glottalization > uvularization in arabic)
- PNtg: ɪ ɛ æ a ɔ ʊ > ONtg iə eə eə a oə uə
- ATR/RTR harmony
- Initial stress modulo prefixes
Morphology
Pronouns
Nouns
Netagic retains cases and the dual, but the abstract gender merges into the inanimate gender.
Cases
The dative merged with the accusative with inanimate nouns.
- nominative
- accusative
- genitive
ATR animates:
ATR inanimates:
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RTR animates:
RTR inanimates:
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Pronominal suffixes
Adjectives
Paradigms
Weak paradigm: (animate/inanimate; sg, du, pl)
- nom: ŋidæ/ŋidɨ, ŋidændæ/ŋidɨndæ, ŋidonɨ/ŋido
- gen: ŋide/ŋidæk, (nom du)=gid ŋidi/ŋidok
Strong paradigm (rare):
Verbs
Paradigms
Tense | 1st sg. | 2nd sg. | 3rd sg. | 1st du. | 2nd du. | 3rd du. | 1st pl. | 2nd pl. | 3rd pl. |
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imperative | - | ækɨ | - | ækɨkæbi | ækɨnæbi | - | ækɨkæ | ækɨnæ | - |
present | ækɨlli | ækɨddi | ækɨk | ækɨkkæbi | ækɨnnæbi | ækɨbi | ækɨkkæ | ækɨnnæ | ækɨšum |
recent past | ækili | ækidi | ækis | ækikæbi | ækinæbi | ækibi | ækikæ | ækinæ | ækišum |
remote past | ækićæli | ækićædi | ækićæs | ækićækæbi | ækićænæbi | ækićæbi | ækićækæ | ækićænæ | ækićæšum |
future-irrealis | ækiłoli | ækiłodi | ækiło | ækiłokæbi | ækiłonæbi | ækiłobi | ækiłokæ | ækiłonæ | ækiłošum |
Prepositions
Derivation
Syntax
SOV with prepositions